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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
"Moartea domnului Lazarescu" (original title)

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Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doru Ana ...
Sandu Sterian
Ion Fiscuteanu ...
Mr. Lazarescu (as Ioan Fiscuteanu)
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Mariana
Alina Berzunteanu ...
Dr. Zamfir
Dorian Boguta ...
Ambulantier (as Doru Boguta)
Mimi Branescu ...
Dr. Mirica
Mihai Bratila ...
Dr. Breslasu
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Misu
Robert Bumbes ...
Robert
Dan Chiriac ...
Medic triaj Spitalui Universitar
Mirela Cioaba ...
Marioara
Laura Cret ...
Medic ecograf, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Dana Dogaru ...
Mihaela Sterian
Bogdan Dumitrache ...
Medic, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
Alexandru Fifea ...
Brancardier, Spitalui Sf. Spiridon
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Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast. Written by Anonymous

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Rated R for language and brief nudity | See all certifications »
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22 September 2005 (Romania)  »

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$5,880 (USA) (28 April 2006)

Gross:

$79,943 (USA) (22 September 2006)
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The ambulance attendant suspects early on that Lazarescu has colon cancer, and this is eventually confirmed. The actor playing him died of that disease several years later. See more »

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A stunning evocation of real-time medical hell
17 November 2005 | by (Berkeley, California) – See all my reviews

Shown at the New York and Chicago film festivals, October 2005. A Tartan Films release in the US, limited release scheduled for May 2006.

Puiu was inspired at nineteen by Jim Jarmusch's "Stanger Than Paradise" to become a filmmaker. He says "ER" is syndicated in Rumania: "When you watch the American show, there's movement in every direction, the choreography of the characters is amazing -- but I can't believe any of it." In "Mr. Lazarescu" Puiu does an "ER," Rumanian style. There's movement in only one direction -- following sixty-something Lazarescu, a drinker with a sore belly and a terrible headache, on a Saturday night in Bucharest when there has been a bad bus accident, after he calls 911. Puiu throws out hints of profundity with names in the script like Lazarus, Virgil, Dante, Remus, and Angel; and the trek from hospital to hospital as Lazarescu's diagnosis changes and his condition worsens can be seen as a journey through Hell. But the film didn't win the Un Certain Regard top prize at Cannes this year because of any message. It's Puiu's attention to detail, the precise planning of dialog and camera positions that gives a sense of documentary accuracy to the action and makes the film compulsively watchable and somehow unique and yet universal.

A splendid movie. Probably one of the top five selections of the New York Film Festival. There is much that can be said about it but really only one thing need be said: see it as soon as you can. Watch for a DVD release.


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